The first ten days of February have just passed. Outside the city of Bianliang, the wilderness that had just experienced the disaster of war woke up from its slumber. ￠￡,
By the river in the distance, a group of young people from the city were gathering and camping on the grass, surrounded by guards, and from a distance, it seemed that the poetic atmosphere could be heard.
Ning Yi and Hongti walked up the grassy slope beside the woods.
"...Taiyuan has been besieged for nearly ten days, but when I saw that His Majesty this morning, he never mentioned sending troops. Han Jing opened his mouth, he just said stay calm... I heard people say, you have something to do in the city, I A little worried."
"Your Majesty, you want to touch Lao Qin."
"Um?"
"Qin Shaoqian is in charge of the Wurui Camp, Qin Shaohe is in charge of Taiyuan, and Qin Siyuan is the right minister of real power... I have inquired carefully these days, and there has been news in the palace that the emperor is going to cut his power. But the current situation is very embarrassing, the war has just ended, and Lao Qin is Hero, he wants to retire, but the emperor will not let him."
"... He doesn't want to be too original?"
"He wanted to, but...he wanted the Jurchens to be out."
"… "
The wind blew across the grassy slope, and on the opposite side of the river, some people were laughing, some were reciting poetry, and their voices drifted along with the spring breeze: "...The strong man leans on the sky and slashes his horse, his loyal soul is bathed in blood and dances the long ge... It comes with a thousand swords and a thousand knives, and a wolf laughs. "…" It seemed to be something very passionate, and everyone cheered in unison.
Ning Yi watched from a distance, and after a while, he sat down, pulled a few grasses in his hands, and Hongti sat down beside him: "Then... what about you, Liheng? Your foundation in the capital , then in the department of the right phase..."
"I don't know how much to cut for now."
"Emperor... I mentioned you today."
"Um?"
"There is probably some speculation about our relationship. This time, the brothers in the village deployed the command, mainly Han Jing, who wooed Han Jing. The official made a wish, and he settled down in Beijing. He also advised me to stay in Beijing. Pick a husband."
"The emperor has his own intelligence system... You are a woman, and he can still win over you like this. It seems that he will give you a position as a commander. It's a lot of money. But secretly, there is some provocation."
Ning Yi said this expressionlessly. Review of Wu Rui Camp. It was this morning that Qin Shaoqian was recalled to Beijing two days earlier, trying to take command of the Wu Rui battalion. In today's review, Zhou Zhe has sealed various officials in the Wu Rui Camp, and he is the most important thing for the rebel army of Lu Liangshan.
This time the people from Luliangshan went south, and Han Jing was the actual commander. Although Hongti was called the leader, she didn't really care about her martial arts skills. However, in the command of the military formation, Ning Yi knew that some people in Beijing speculated that Han Jing was the actual leader of Qingmu Village, but Zhou Zhe was not a mediocre person. Temperament, the dignity of the people. At that time, the reward given to Qingmu Village was to let Hongti and others decide to fill in their names, at least to start an army. According to Confucianism, it is enough for thousands of people to honor their ancestors.
besides. A large number of properties and awards in the capital are the core. He wants these people to live near the capital and guard the Yellow River defense line. This intention has not yet been decided, but it has already been revealed in a side-by-side manner.
Ning Yi had never participated in the review, but he was very clear about the general situation.
"If I live in the capital, you are the one who chooses the husband-in-law. I'm afraid he will also decide for me." Hongti, who was sitting beside him, smiled, but then suppressed the joke again, "Liheng , I don't really like the news. What are you going to do?"
"Taiyuan is still holding on. I don't know what it will look like." Ning Yi said this with a gloomy face, slammed his fist on the ground, but then shook his head, "People's hearts can be changed, but it is also the most difficult to change. It's not that there is no way for the emperor. Lao Qin is still passing information to him through various channels. If the emperor can get out of this horn, maybe things will turn around. But time is running out, Chen Yanshu's troops, We haven't even arrived in Taiyuan yet, and we haven't even moved. The news of Taiyuan being breached has not yet come, but to be honest, from now on, I won't be surprised when I receive this news."
"Liheng..."
In the past, he used to devise strategies, and he was known to be calm, and his happiness and anger were invisible. At this time, in front of familiar women like Hongti, his gloomy face continued, which shows that he has accumulated a lot of emotions in his heart. When he was with Xia Village, Not the same. Hongti didn't know how to comfort her, but Ning Yi glanced at her, but smiled again, dispelling the gloom on her face.
"Don't worry, I don't have a sense of belonging to this country, I just think it's not worth it for some people. When the Jurchen went south, people like Zhou Tong sacrificed their lives to assassinate Zonghan, the battle of Bianliang, how many people died, and more Outside this city, I died in front of me in Xia Village. In the end, I will defend Taiyuan and intrigue. In fact, I have experienced all these things..." He said here, and smiled again, "If it is for what It’s okay to be intrigued by people in the country, and it’s a common thing, but when I think about those dead people, I feel… uncomfortable.”
Hong Ti bent his legs, stretched out his arms and sat there, without speaking. In the poetry meeting opposite, I don't know who said what, everyone shouted: "Okay!" Someone said: "Of course I have to go back and petition!"
Someone shouted: "Who wants to wait with me to go back!"
In the past few days, there has been a lot of calls for war in Beijing. Today, the emperor outside the city reviewed the meritorious team, and some people regarded it as a precursor to sending troops. These sons and brothers held a poetry gathering, and they must have said the same thing. Join the petition. Looking at this scene, Ning Yi and Hongti felt complicated in their hearts.
"If things can be done, just do what you thought before. If things can't be done..." Ning Yi paused, "After all, the emperor is going to make a mess. "
"Huh?" Hong Ti turned to look at him.
"Separate Zhuji and the Secret Investigation Division, try to strip away the previous official relationship, and then use Lao Qin's official relationship to spread it again. The next focus will be shifted from the capital, and I have to go... "
"...Where are you going?" Hongti looked at him for a moment before asking.
Ning Yi smiled bitterly: "Maybe back to Jiangning. Another possibility... I haven't thought about finding a place to avoid war."
"That Luliang..."
"I won't leave you, I will always find a way."
Ning Yi smiled, as if he had made up his mind, and stood up: "The sand that I can't hold. I lifted it with my hand. I couldn't make up my mind before. If the above is really messed up to this level, it's time to make up my mind. There is no way. Although Lu Liangshan is at the junction, the terrain is not easy to use troops. As long as you strengthen yourself, if the Jurchen goes south. If you swallow the north of the Yellow River, then you will be in vain. Throw the bomb back, and if they want more, they can hit it and move it again."
Hongti frowned: "Then you are in the capital, if the right minister really loses power. Will it be okay?"
Ning Yi also frowned slightly, and then shook his head: "I don't think we will kill everything in the officialdom. As long as Lao Qin is alive, no one knows if he can make a comeback. Cut his power, that's it... Of course, not yet. At this point, the old Qin showed weakness, and the emperor refused to accept it. Next, you can also report illness and get old. You can’t be unkind. I know it well, don’t worry about it.”
"Then... what about us? Otherwise, we will say that the siege of the capital has been resolved, and we will return to the teacher directly and head north to Taiyuan?"
"This is very difficult to do." Ning Yi smiled bitterly, "You more than a thousand people, go to Taiyuan. Do you want to die? It's better to stay in the capital and receive some benefits."
Hong Tibian also nodded: "It's good to have someone to take care of."
There are a lot of things going on in the capital. Recently, not only has the city been tense, but Wu Rui has been in camp. The pull and differentiation of various forces are also tense. Although these people from Luliangshan have undergone the most rigorous discipline training, in this situation, the daily political education and Hongti's leadership cannot be relaxed. Fortunately, after Ning Yi took over Luliang, the material conditions of Qingmu Village It is not too bad, and the future is gratifying. Ning Yi not only gives good treatment, but also the ability to draw cakes is absolutely first-class. Otherwise, when you come to the flowery world in the south, you don't know how many people will be unwilling to leave.
The two chatted together for a while, a little lingering, and then separated.
Back in the city, the rain began to fall again, and the atmosphere in Bamboo Kee was also gloomy. For the people in charge of propaganda at the lower levels, and even for the residents of Beijing, the situation in the city is extremely gratifying. The unity and unity of the people are exciting and generous. In such a warm atmosphere, it is already a sure thing to send troops to Taiyuan. matter. But for those who have been in contact with the core news to some extent, at this critical point, what they received is the information of the upper-level intrigue in the court, which is tantamount to a blow to the head, which is chilling.
To get to this stage, if in the past, it is not that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has never experienced storms. But the nature of this time is obviously different. Wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. This is common sense. It is also common sense to have higher power after overcoming difficulties. But this time, Taiyuan was still under siege, and the news of weakening the authority of the Right Prime Minister came out of the palace. Apart from being powerless, everyone could only feel a chill in their hearts.
Next, it is no longer a game, but can only hope that the emperor at the top will be soft-hearted and open up. In political struggles, there are many situations that require sympathy from others. Whether it is a loyal minister or a loyal dog, it is the way to gain the trust of the emperor. In many cases, there are often situations where one sentence wins and another loses power. For Qin Siyuan to be able to reach this point, he must have grasped the emperor's temperament, but whether it can be reversed this time, as the person next to him, he can only wait.
After all, above this court, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are powerful, and there are also powerful ministers such as Wang Hao, Liang Shicheng, Li Bangyan, and courtiers such as Gao Qiu who depend on the emperor to survive. No matter how powerful Qin Siyuan is, the means No matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to confront this interest group head-on, to consider facing difficulties, to rely on the emperor to command the princes, etc.
At least on Ning Yi's side, he knew that Lao Qin had already used a lot of methods. On the old man's resignation letter, he fondly recalled his past friendship with the emperor. He had a great ambition before the emperor took the throne. Later, the plan to destroy Liao, after the emperor's hard work, painstaking efforts here, etc., etc., this matter was useless. Qin Siyuan also visited Zhou Zhe privately many times, and he actually gave in and resigned... But nothing happened. use.
At first, everyone thought that the emperor's refusal to resign was because he decided to reuse Qin Siyuan, but now it seems that he is determined to suppress Qin Siyuan.
If things really got to this point, Ning Yi would have to leave.
He has already started planning for this. At the same time, after returning to Zhuji, he began to mobilize the elite masters around him, probably gathered the strength of dozens of people, and let them set off for Taiyuan immediately.
If the city of Taiyuan is broken, try to take Qin Shaohe back to the south. As long as Qin Shaohe is alive, the Qin family will have more foundation.
In the gloomy spring rain, many things were disturbed like flying flies, disturbing people's nerves from two completely different directions. If the matter can pass, it will be a step to heaven; if it cannot pass, all kinds of efforts will fall apart. Ning Yi had never had contact with Zhou Zhe, but according to his analysis of the emperor in the past, it was too hard to be optimistic about what happened this time.
At the beginning, he only planned to assist Qin Siyuan and not enter the court. Only this time did he really realize the trouble of tens of millions of hard work being destroyed by a single thought. What's more, even if he had never seen it, he could imagine what Taiyuan was going through at this time. Human lives may be dying by tens, hundreds, and tens of thousands. , In the peace here, a group of people are running for power.
It can't be done, it's better to go.
That night, he sat by the window and sighed softly. The original trip to the north was not for the cause, but only for the dead people I saw in the war and a trace of pity in my heart. After all, he is a descendant of the future. No matter how much darkness he has experienced, he can't stand such naked tragic and death. Now, it seems that this effort is difficult to make sense after all.
With this in mind, he faced a large amount of information from the Secret Investigation Division and continued to start sorting and summarizing it. These things are full of secrets about the various officials between the southern expedition and the northern expedition, including Cai Jing's power grabbing and corruption, buying and selling officials, including Tong Guan and Cai Jing and others working together to send money to the north, buy a city and a series of other things. All the archives and evidences were sorted out and connected in series by him. These things are completely taken out, and the attack surface will cover half of the court.
The emperor may know some things, but never in such detail.
Cold-hearted, cold-hearted, there is still a last resort.
Taking out this kind of thing, the matter can be big or small, it is completely unpredictable, he just organizes it and how to use it, only Qin Siyuan can operate it. After finishing the arrangement like this, the roosters croak gradually, and the east becomes white. The twelfth month of February passed forever, and the thirteenth of February of the fourteenth year of Jinghan arrived, followed by the fourteenth and fifteenth of February. The situation in Beijing was changing day by day.
In the north, Chen Yanshu's troops did not arrive near Taiyuan until February 17, and they set up a battle to try to relieve Taiyuan. On the opposite side, Shulie Speed kept his troops still, while Chen Yanshu kept sending letters for help, and the two sides confronted each other like that again.
After a few days, the reply to the letter of help was also passed back to Chen Yanshu.
Taiyuan City, under the siege of Jurchen, has been slaughtered to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the reinforcements that the weak people in the city hoped for in the last light will never come again. (… )